The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-01
Russell GODWIA'S
rCo.,suu.d From First p.r, y

a man OF pescs and prudence, and |
considered 1t a very grave matter add |
wanted advice; brought Mr.. Polk and |
Russell over 10 DR.. Sanders's office. |
We talked the matter over and sgreed |
to be guided by DR.. Sanders aud Mr.. |
Turley. While we were all in DE- San
ders's Office consulting, DR.. Sanders |
advised that take hundred dollars |
in bills, mark them and 20 TO Dalton's |
room and let him blackmsil me out OF
them. While we were discussing the
mster this note was handed me,
(hauded to counsel and then read by
Gen. Wight:
D,ARSR-You did not meet me as you
said at 10 o'clock ye'teIday., l wish you
would do what you want; il does not make
much difference wi me-: got a letter yes
's'u"'' AO' '''''J J. 7. D.LrOS.
DR.. Sanders read it and said tell him
you will be there, and told the man
to tell him l would come. DIR. San
ders then marked the money and told
me TO take it up t. his room, secure
the picture and let him blackmsil me
out OF the money. Russell was very
anxious TO 20 with me. then went
to Dahoh's room and asked him to let
me see the letter he had gotten the
day before. He moved a short dis
lance and handed me letter with no
envelope. | asked for the envelope
and he said he bad torn Il up
az the post flee. roticed tins
was in different handwriting
from the others. | said to him
il YOU will give me the letters end
the picture / will give you the $lCO.
He offered to bUrn them, but said he
would never deliver them to anyone
else. Said he had no o,her letters
when asked him for them. had
letter OF Mrs. Folks to her husband
and compared them with those OF
DAlton's and satisfied myself they were
foreeries. gave him the 800 and
he burned them on the hearth in my
pr. sence. IL was an old picture that l
afierward learned he had stolen from
our parior. / went back to Dr.. San
ders's off % and found them all
there, reported what, had done.
DR.. Sanders telephoned to the Station
House fer the Chief OF Police, but he
was not there. Capt O'Havtr was
there, and he told Capt. O'Hsver to
90 and arrest Daiton, take the money
from him and lock him up in the
Station Houss. O'Haver reported that
he had arrested him, secured a part
Of tho money, and locked him up.
Capt. 0'Haver told him that he
thought he had acted very smart at
blackm ailing me, but that he could be
put 10 the penitentiary for ten years
for what he had done. He then COM
menced begging him to come and see
me and gee II would not let him go.
| said would if he would 20 away
and never bother us any more. he
said he would 60 to Fort Worth,
Tex, and never bother us again.
My understanding was that he did
go away.
Rnssell seemed to be very moody
restless, nervous and unhappy-he
5 was very much troubled and unable
s to sleep.
The next time / heard from Dalton
was through others in hearing OF hit
elardrrs. Mr.. Hedrick, who took Dll
ton to the train, says Dalton told hin
that he had made trip to New Yorh
with my daughter. That they put W
> at the same hotel and occupied tht
' same room. NY daughter has nevel
z been to New York but once. Shit
n went there in company with her hus
band to be medically treated by DR.
v Tho mas, of New York, under the ad
, vice Of DR.. Sanders. ! remember nov
d che did 90 there once before
: She was in New York orc
b sfore With me at the Centennial
We first q acquainted with Dalton il
= 1884. | think we had never konwI
him b fore. Mr.. Polk and his wifi
=. were then livirg at Bolivar. They hst
. been living there about dshteer
}, months. They came to live with u
about the let Ct September, 1884. Sht
had never seen Dalton before thi
time. As l remember now, he sale
e he had had improper relations will
l. my daughter at Monteagle, and tina
he bad a good time with her gen
orally. communicated every
thing to my son, as considered h
was az much interested as / was
don't think heard anything abou
his having a difficulty with Polk q
s MonteaOle. Polk was not at Mol tea
gle at all. He was at Hot Springs.
o went to Montesgle myself diTectl.
after Dalton left here. talked will
Z. Mrs. Polk and my wife. Mrs Poll
: said that Dalton had been there. Sh,
y said that one Sunday, the 18th o
July, when she came from church
4 che thought size saw Dalton
4 Said she went to tn
register and found it was Dalton. Sh
or said that when che found it was Dial
;, ton she went to her room aud re
& manned there till supper time, snt
., % when she STATED to supper she passe'
: by the water cooler and stopped to ge
. some water, and while she was drink
ing Dalton came up and spoke-in
quired why she did not answer his lei
tiers. She eaid she did not intend t
reply to them. de drew his pistol, o
pu his hand on his pistol pocket, bu
did not know..who he was 10 shoot, bu
!! simply sa.d, right here it will end.
promised to write to him il b
would leave: he promised to d
0. and he left next day. Said she say
him take the train. She said ths
Dalton had his hair and whiskers dye
. DlaCK, huu az urbL sue ulu not kuO|
him. He was what would be called
blonde, with light hair and whiskeu
CUES Did you ever hear it repolte
that you had paid Polk money to liv
We with your daughter. Ans.-I hear
to that there was report in circulatio
Ill that l had paid Polk large sum {
y money, think $50, 900, to live with m
10. daughter. I never heard Dalton's nam
.. connected with this report. 1t was nc
IN true. l never paid him a cent fC
70 any such purpose. Mrs. Polk n
ry ceived a letter from Dalton demand
Il, ing money. 1t was day or two b
y. fore the killing. Russell and l di
q. cussed the matter between US.
az know he knew about it. The lette
Isi was delivered at Mrs. Folks res
n dence.
S Cs Another obje ction was raised by Il
u. State 10 the witness stating anythiI
to in this letter unless the letter itse
should first be PRODUCED or itB To-